diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
index cbbb175..ba38c13 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.lock.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 docker:
   image: gcr.io/cloud-devrel-public-resources/owlbot-nodejs:latest
-  digest: sha256:2d850512335d7adca3a4b08e02f8e63192978aea88c042dacb3e382aa996ae7c
+  digest: sha256:1d25dfefd805b689a2a2356d35a25b13f2f67bcce55400246432c43a42e96214
+# created: 2022-04-05T22:42:50.409517925Z
diff --git a/.github/auto-label.yaml b/.github/auto-label.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09c8d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/auto-label.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+requestsize:
+  enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a951788..1edb206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         node: [10, 12, 14, 16]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
       - run: node --version
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 14
       - run: npm install
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 14
       - run: npm install
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 14
       - run: npm install
diff --git a/.kokoro/publish.sh b/.kokoro/publish.sh
index 4db6bf1..77a5def 100755
--- a/.kokoro/publish.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/publish.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ python3 -m releasetool publish-reporter-script > /tmp/publisher-script; source /
 
 cd $(dirname $0)/..
 
-NPM_TOKEN=$(cat $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/secret_manager/npm_publish_token)
+NPM_TOKEN=$(cat $KOKORO_KEYSTORE_DIR/73713_google-cloud-npm-token-1)
 echo "//wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
 
 npm install
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg b/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
index 49f592b..c5496ac 100644
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ before_action {
   }
 }
 
+before_action {
+  fetch_keystore {
+    keystore_resource {
+      keystore_config_id: 73713
+      keyname: "google-cloud-npm-token-1"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 env_vars: {
   key: "SECRET_MANAGER_KEYS"
-  value: "npm_publish_token,releasetool-publish-reporter-app,releasetool-publish-reporter-googleapis-installation,releasetool-publish-reporter-pem"
+  value: "releasetool-publish-reporter-app,releasetool-publish-reporter-googleapis-installation,releasetool-publish-reporter-pem"
 }
 
 # Download trampoline resources.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ef2bddf..75c508f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 [1]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@google/repo?activeTab=versions
 
+### [4.8.1](https://github.com/googleapis/github-repo-automation/compare/v4.8.0...v4.8.1) (2022-04-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* approve command requires an --author ([#586](https://github.com/googleapis/github-repo-automation/issues/586)) ([1b1d1c5](https://github.com/googleapis/github-repo-automation/commit/1b1d1c5f530e066dc61227f0e8659beb13f6b5b3))
+
 ## [4.8.0](https://github.com/googleapis/github-repo-automation/compare/v4.7.0...v4.8.0) (2022-01-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63e838e..23e47a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@google/repo",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.8.1",
   "repository": "googleapis/github-repo-automation",
   "description": "A tool for automating multiple GitHub repositories.",
   "engines": {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "mocha": "^8.0.0",
     "nock": "^13.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^2.1.3",
-    "sinon": "^12.0.0",
+    "sinon": "^13.0.0",
     "typescript": "~3.8.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/samples/package.json b/samples/package.json
index a46a719..8bb1534 100644
--- a/samples/package.json
+++ b/samples/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "mocha system-test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google/repo": "^4.6.1"
+    "@google/repo": "^4.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^8.0.0"
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index dfd814a..e0a1999 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ switch (cli.input[0]) {
     p = listIssues(cli);
     break;
   case 'approve':
+    if (!cli.flags.author) {
+      throw new Error('You must pass an --author for the approve command.');
+    }
     p = approve(cli);
     break;
   case 'rename':